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Public Trustee Act 1979
42Court may direct Public Trustee to act on behalf of a person
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42 Court may direct Public Trustee to act on behalf of a person
(1) A court may direct the Public Trustee to represent any party in any
proceedings or any person or class of persons interested in any
proceedings before the court.
(2) The Public Trustee shall be entitled to be represented in
proceedings referred to in subsection (1) and the costs and
expenses of any such representation, as between solicitor and
client, together with a reasonable fee for the services of the Public
Trustee, shall be paid to the Public Trustee out of any estate, funds
or property, the subject matter of the proceedings, or otherwise as
the court thinks fit.